Leonard Nimoy

Leonard Nimoy

actor

Leonard Nimoy was born on March 26, 1931, just four days after William Shatner, in Boston, Massachusetts. After getting his B.A. and Master's Degree in Drama, serving in the military, and holding several odd jobs, Nimoy trained at the Pasadena Playhouse and debuted onscreen in 1951. He began with small roles in films like, Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952). Moving to Hollywood in 1954, he married actress Sandi Zober. They have two children, Julie and Adam. He made appearances in TV shows such as, Gunsmoke, and Dragnet. He went on to play supporting roles in numerous films and TV shows, and also worked as an acting teacher. Then he hit it big in Star Trek (September 8, 1966 to September 2, 1969). After Star Trek, he was in Mission Impossible (September 1969 to Septempber 1971). He was also, of course, the voice of Spock in the animated Star Trek series (September 8, 1973 to October 12, 1974). Then he narrated the very successful In Search Of... (1976 to 1982). In 1977 he starred on Broadway in Equus. He was acclaimed for his work in the one-man stage show Vincent, in which he portrayed Vincent Van Gogh. He also made a guest appearance on T.J. Hooker in 1982. He has been in many movies, other than Star Trek, and directed movies such as Star Trek III (1984) & IV (1986) and Three Men and a Baby (1987) to name a few. He is the author of several collections of poetry, three books on photography, and two autobiographies, I Am Not Spock (1975) and I Am Spock (1997).Source: geocities.com

After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. It is not logical, but is often trueMoreLeonard Nimoy quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

I have shot a lot of pictures that I am very pleased with, but which look like pictures that could have been taken by anybody.MoreLeonard Nimoy quotes [11/24/2006 12:11:00]

Most of my images have been done in-studio, under very controlled lighting conditions. There have been a few that have shot in nature, but even then they were shot almost exclusively at night, and again, under controlled lighting conditionsMoreLeonard Nimoy quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

That's the most difficult issue for me - to find a subject that holds my interest long enough that I'm prepared to go to work and spend the time and energy to shoot the subjectMoreLeonard Nimoy quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

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